The University of Louisville’s baseball team gained the American Athletic Conference lead on Sunday. Then on Monday, the Cardinals swept the league’s weekly awards.

U of L (37-11, 14-4 American), ranked 10th in the latest Baseball America College Top 25, saw senior outfielder Jeff Gardner win AAC player of the week and senior Kyle Funkhouser win pitcher of the week.

The Louisville native Gardner, a Whitefield Academyproduct, went .421 (8-for-19) with eight RBI, one home run and two doubles as the Cardinals went 4-0 last week. Funkhouser on Saturday struck out eight and allowed just four hits during 7.1 shutout innings against South Florida, giving him a team-leading ninth win of the year.

U of L is peaking heading into a pivotal midweek game Tuesday at No. 18 Vanderbilt. With two weeks left in the regular season, the Cardinals are poised to claim one of eight super regional host sites.

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